Why inconsistency arguments fail: a response to Shaw

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The New Bioethics 28 (2):139-151 (2022)
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Opponents of abortion are commonly said to be inconsistent in their beliefs or actions, and to fail in their obligations to prevent the deaths of embryos and fetuses from causes other than induced...

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Bruce P. Blackshaw
University of Birmingham
Nicholas Colgrove
Augusta University
Daniel Rodger
London South Bank University

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